Great... i need eye glasses. Help?

[splattered]

Great... i am blind! haha not really, but i did finally go get a prescription yesterday. I tried my friends glasses on in a bar the other day when we first got there and i could actually SEE things on the wall/tv all the way on the opposite side of the bar, lights werent just fuzzy blurs, etc etc i was shocked. So i went to a good eye DR yesterday and he confimed that i am nearsighted and theyre slight but i do need them. The worst is having to drive when i dont really know where i am and not being able to read signs, esp at night until the absolute last second. Sucks.

So... now i have to go get this prescription filled and pick out a pair of eye glasses. I'm planning on going to lenscrafters because you have 90 days to return/exchange and theyre running a 30% off lenses/frames sale this month and next. And on top of that i have a gift card that just so happens to work at Lenscrafters so i wont have to drop cash thank god.

I know questions like this kinda suck because i know i just gotta try stuff on in person, but what do you guys think i should go for looks wise with my frames? I have a long and narrow face... sucks bad enough just trying to find sunglasses i look ok in :/

Im thinking maybe Ray-ban or Persol?

http://www.lenscrafters.com/eyeglasses/1/mens-frames/

Any input will be helpful... just curious as to other peoples opinions

 

[willpower]

Well, your choices are going to be rather limited at Lenscrafters, despite the fact that they're owned by Luxotica - the Italian conglomerate which creates 70-80% of all frames produced in the world. However, since you've got such a $ benefit from using them...


A couple of things to consider (and it'll add some cost) is to get the lenses coated in a non reflective/scratch resistant Scotchgard type coating. This will reduce glare and it'll make the glasses a bit less obtrusive on your face. They're going to try to sell this upgrade to you anyway. IMHO, it's well worth it.

Cool thing - you're going to be able to see things, so don't completely skimp on your choices. If you buy exactly what you want, you'll justify the cost. Plus, you're going to be wearing them a lot if not all the time.

Stylewise, the heavy black frame is pretty well played out, so unless you see something that looks amazing on you, avoid them. With frames, you'll know in 5 seconds if it looks right on you. Take your time and find something that you'll be happy to wear.

 

[splattered]

Cool... awesome advice!

Keep em coming.

And by heavy black frame, how "heavy" do you mean?

Like just to look at the Persol because theres only a few to pick from in order of what im assuming you mean by heaviness...

http://www.lenscrafters.com/eyeglass...persol/po2857v

Vs

http://www.lenscrafters.com/eyeglass...persol/po2855v

Vs

http://www.lenscrafters.com/eyeglass...persol/po2308v

 

[willpower]

One other thing - you can buy a frame elsewhere and have Lenscrafters put the lenses in for you. The lenses will be the most expensive part of the purchases anyway (most likely)

 

[L'Incandescent]

This isn't a direct reply to your question, but what about contacts?

 

[Stylin-1]

Lasik.

 

[splattered]

Ahhhh i've known tons of people growing up that had contacts and it always looks like a such huge hassle.... i don't mind wearing glasses as long as i am happy with the look. I suppose somewhere down the road if/when i DO get to the point of absolutely hate glasses then i will look into corrective surgery. *shrug*

 

[willpower]

Originally Posted by Stylin-1

Lasik.
I had Lasik performed about 10 years ago. About 5 years later, my eyes started to change and I went from 20/20 to 20/80, requiring glasses to pass my drivers license renewal test. I did start out at 20/400, so the Lasik certainly helped. At least the glasses I wear now on occasion are very thin and don't distort my face. This happens to some Lasik patients. @splattered - These might be worth trying on http://www.lenscrafters.com/eyeglass.../zegna/vz3085m

 

[Septavius]

I would at least give contact lenses a try before you consider LASIK. Contacts are reversible, LASIK is not, and contacts can to some extent simulate having LASIK. You can usually get a free trial pair of contacts from your optometrist, though the fitting appointment may not be free. Complaints of dry eye are common to both contact lens wearers and post-LASIK patients.

In the meantime, to make your glasses thin and light, ask for your lens material to be high index (no glass or CR-39). It would be a little more expensive, but most likely well worth it. High index lenses also benefit greatly from anti-reflective coatings.

 

[Vidi]

Looking back on this post, I've written way more than I planned to, and way more than you asked about. Oh well.

As far as picking out frames, follow the advice of the people who are telling you to take your time. It might feel stupid to try on a few dozen different frames, but you'll be wearing them most of the day for years. Get something that you like, and that looks good on you. If you have a friend whose opinion you trust, bring him or her along. The thickness of the frame, the color of the frame, whether they're fully rimmed or half rimmed or rimless, it all makes a difference. Something that you think looks stupid on the rack might look great on your face, and vice versa. If you decide to grow your hair out in the future that will totally change the way they look on you too. Since you're probably only buying one pair, think of how they'll look when you're dressed for school/work, but also how they'll look when you're out socially.

Do you ever use sunglasses while driving? If you get some sort of "darkens in sunlight" glasses (Transitions, etc) they won't work well as sunglasses while you're driving because the windshield will block the part of the sunlight that triggers the darkening. You'll either need to wear normal sunglasses over your prescription glasses or get a pair of prescription sunglasses to use while driving (or do without sunglasses at all).

Glasses and contacts are annoying in different ways. Putting the contacts in, taking them out, cleaning them, etc is obnoxious, but so is getting vision-distorting water on your glasses whenever you walk in the rain.

If you have an astigmatism in addition to your nearsightedness (do distant sources of light flare really badly?) then you'll also notice that you get distorted vision when you don't look straight out through the center of your glasses. With contacts, though, because they sit directly on your eye you're _always_ looking straight out through the center of them, and everything is clear. When I first tried contacts after wearing glasses for a couple of years, I was amazed at how the whole world looked clear, rather than only the thing I was focusing directly on. I work at a desk, though, so my nearsightedness actually doesn't bother me most of the day. I wear my glasses whenever I'm out, but I take them off when I sit down at work and when I get home.

What worked out the best for me was having a pair of contacts that I only wear for certain things (skiing, running in the rain), and using glasses the rest of the time. If I were still in school and money was a bit tight, though, I'd just stick with the glasses.

 

[xayuk]

If you are looking for great sunglasses take a look at;http://www.squidoo.com/zac-efron-sunglasses

 

[blazingazn]

clearlycontacts.com

cheap as ****.


go to a retail brick and mortar, try some styles on and then go there.

 

[Khayembii Communique]

Wish I could wear glasses

 

[blazingazn]

Originally Posted by JLay87

Wish I could wear glasses

buy them frames with no prescription.

 

[Khayembii Communique]

Wish I could wear glasses
buy them frames with no prescription.

That's weird.